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If I want to pick a build to just steam through the new league would the recommendation be I look up the skill I'd like via poe.ninja's analysis of the previous league, or am I better served looking up a detailed guide on the official forums' builds section?
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Nov 15, 2018 21:06
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It depends on how familiar you are with how character builds work. If you know what you're doing you can just peek at someone's profile, copy anything particularly noteworthy, and go to town.
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Nov 15, 2018 21:08
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Is arc totems hiero viable to get to Shaper? I keep plateauing at the Guardians and I'd really like to try out Shaper without needing an expensive build.
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Nov 15, 2018 21:18
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Toteally viable
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Nov 15, 2018 21:19
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Soothing Vapors posted:Oh man I just now saw the PS4 trailer and the main takeaway I have is that the Witch's old VA is still around and still working for GGG  I still miss old (pre-2.0) Duelist personally. The new VA is all suave and cocky but the old guy had a real emotionless "I will murder you and your entire family if you cross me  " thing going, which felt like it fit the atmosphere of the game a lot better.
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Nov 15, 2018 21:26
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yeah you can get to like 200k dps per totem, so what, like 800k total, way more than enough to do shaper. i think mathil killed uber elder last league on a arc totem heiro.
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Nov 15, 2018 21:31
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KazigluBey posted:If I want to pick a build to just steam through the new league would the recommendation be I look up the skill I'd like via poe.ninja's analysis of the previous league, or am I better served looking up a detailed guide on the official forums' builds section? I think people should pick a skill that they are interested in then see if anyone has made an effective build with that skill. Google "poe flicker strike" bam you'll get builds. "poe ice nova" not so many because ice nova isn't a good skill. You do have to be on the look out for major changes to the workings of some builds though. Duck and Cover fucked around with this message at 22:06 on Nov 15, 2018 |
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Nov 15, 2018 21:32
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BitterAvatar posted:Is arc totems hiero viable to get to Shaper? I keep plateauing at the Guardians and I'd really like to try out Shaper without needing an expensive build.
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Nov 15, 2018 21:35
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TheOneAndOnlyT posted:I hate to burst your bubble but I'm pretty sure that was just the speech she gave when you selected her in the pre-3.0 days. TheOneAndOnlyT posted:I still miss old (pre-2.0) Duelist personally. The new VA is all suave and cocky but the old guy had a real emotionless "I will murder you and your entire family if you cross me
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Nov 15, 2018 21:48
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Soothing Vapors posted:Oh man I just now saw the PS4 trailer and the main takeaway I have is that the Witch's old VA is still around and still working for GGG TheOneAndOnlyT posted:I hate to burst your bubble but I'm pretty sure that was just the speech she gave when you selected her in the pre-3.0 days.
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Nov 15, 2018 21:48
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ZenVulgarity posted:It tends to be while a lot of people slap multistrike and added splash for melee, and soul echo for the caster types. Yeah! I was enjoying running around with double speed potions and convocation bombing mobs. 
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Nov 15, 2018 22:01
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Rodent also posts good builds if you look through his post history.
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Nov 15, 2018 22:27
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I’m not sure what I want to start with, but with both incursion and delve going core, I intend on playing a perma Vaal sparker. I might start with either guardian summoner (I’ve yet to really play with spiritual aid) or a frostbolt
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Nov 15, 2018 22:51
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https://twitter.com/pathofexile/status/1063184676381020161 Some nice mods
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Nov 15, 2018 22:53
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Hnnngh, conversion mastercrafts.
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Nov 15, 2018 23:00
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Pending patch notes I'm thinking hiero as my next league starter. Start as life-based totems, switch to ES and PP later on. I know other goons have done this to great success.
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Nov 15, 2018 23:20
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my failson scourge arrow hiero was converted into poet's pen indigon arc. It was a lot of fun, ate up all my exalts I had accrued and there's several variations you can run.
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Nov 15, 2018 23:25
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Do you have to unlock Ascendant each new league or is it a permanent account unlock?
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Nov 15, 2018 23:31
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permanent
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Nov 15, 2018 23:31
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I'm seriously considering a champion league starter for next league. So far I've done tshot, hiero totems(before arc was good), essence drain trickster and molten strike inquis as starters, and I didn't particularly enjoy any of them.
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Nov 15, 2018 23:33
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champion is very solid for league starting. i think mathil has done that 2 leagues in a row
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Nov 15, 2018 23:35
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frytechnician posted:Not to repeat a point but for those newer players who are looking for a starter build I would recommend the following: Adding to this - molten strike claw and board works up till late yellow/early red maps on like a 5c budget, paid as you go. The only required uniques are 2x wildfires, one of which you get during campaign, everything else is just a luxury. And you've got a shitload of build options. My personal favorite is Inquisitor for the flat ele stacking and ease of pathing to wildfire jewel slots, but honorable mention to Assassin for the infinite poison weirdness, raider for being a FAST TANK GHOST, etc.
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Nov 15, 2018 23:35
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Dance Officer posted:I'm seriously considering a champion league starter for next league. So far I've done tshot, hiero totems(before arc was good), essence drain trickster and molten strike inquis as starters, and I didn't particularly enjoy any of them. Delve is the first league I didn't start as a champion since Harbinger. Champion is great as a league starter, they are so flexible in how you can build them. I was thinking of doing a toxic rain champion but I decided it might not be the best idea. I also considered a crit flicker champion, as I do every league. 
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Nov 15, 2018 23:42
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I remember at some point there was mention of a Poet's Pen specific divination card, is that possibly in this release? I'd love to do a build with them but they're a little rich for me usually, and I imagine having a div card that will net them for you should drive the price down at least a little (depending on how rare the card drop is).
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Nov 15, 2018 23:47
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arc trap saboteur has been my go-to. it's powerful, has good clear speed and can get up and running on practically no budget.
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Nov 15, 2018 23:53
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Champ is a good starter for basically any attack build - 100% accuracy, good mix of damage and survivabilty, not tied to any kind of weapon, etc
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Nov 15, 2018 23:57
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Yeah if you are looking to try those impale skills champ is a good bet. Hard to say without specifics but the way it stores damage probably makes crit/poison/bleed good.
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Nov 16, 2018 00:01
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For GC totem, do you just level arc totems and swap to GC later or do GC all the way?
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Nov 16, 2018 00:15
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Vasudus posted:I would also argue the game is also a lot easier than when it was first introduced. I'm not saying that power creep is the reason, though it's certainly a reason. Stuff like the trade sites, overall more items being introduced into the game, and there being really only a few 'this skill is absolute garbage and you should never touch it' left now. Plus on top of that you've got youtube guides like EE that explain game mechanics which were once either unknown or hard to research. Then there's the Atlas system, the upcoming master revamp, etc. All of these things that add depth also make the game easier to handle in general because there's simply more options available and far less of them are outright bad choices. There are also less items that singlehandedly make a character 1000% more powerful then the next guy, no having to hope the gems you need for your build actually drop at all or you could find someone selling for less then a exalt. You don't feel quiet as inadequate because the other guy has a alpha howl and is running All Of The Auras or a soultaker and gets a dozen free passives and a potion slot from no longer having to worry about mana and there are more bosses you can farm then just doing piety over and over. On another note, how does the guardian minion build rank? I didn't play in delve but the guardian rework interested me, how does it rank compared to necromancers and did people figure out the "best" skills of the new options? what sort of content did the minion guardian struggle with or do better then a necro?
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Nov 16, 2018 00:24
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nerox posted:For GC totem, do you just level arc totems and swap to GC later or do GC all the way? As hiero you can basically avoid committing until endgame. You can get to level 70+ without ever going into +lightning nodes, which are the only thing that distinguish between GC totems and arc totems. Just use whatever you prefer while leveling, arc is good for fast clear but GC is better for bosses. The trees are so similar even at endgame that you can also respec very easily if you decide you want to change from one to the other.
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Nov 16, 2018 00:24
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Wow the hybrid crit chance / elemental damage if crit recently mod on rings is great. 100%+ damage opals will be fairly easily achievable. I want to see an 'implicit modifier magnitudes are doubled' craftable mod for incursion double corrupt madness...
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Nov 16, 2018 00:25
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No Safe Word posted:I remember at some point there was mention of a Poet's Pen specific divination card, is that possibly in this release? I'd love to do a build with them but they're a little rich for me usually, and I imagine having a div card that will net them for you should drive the price down at least a little (depending on how rare the card drop is). Poet's pens not very rare compared to most div card uniques and they are already both powerful and popular (which is how they maintain their price). I'd be surprised if they offered up a div card without also making them more rare.
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Nov 16, 2018 00:29
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Could I get a guild invite prior to the league start rush? My character name is secret_witchlord Betrayal sounds real cool and I think I finally got some friends interested in playing!
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Nov 16, 2018 00:29
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Papercut posted:As hiero you can basically avoid committing until endgame. You can get to level 70+ without ever going into +lightning nodes, which are the only thing that distinguish between GC totems and arc totems. Just use whatever you prefer while leveling, arc is good for fast clear but GC is better for bosses. Yeah, in a bizarre twist of fate, spell totem Hiero is uh, actually pretty loving agnostic damage-wise
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Nov 16, 2018 00:29
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i have altitis and the league hasn't even started yet I'm thinking about that phys totem duelist that got linked or a HoA+HoP templar in the last six hours, anyway
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Nov 16, 2018 00:30
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Andy Dufresne posted:Poet's pens not very rare compared to most div card uniques and they are already both powerful and popular (which is how they maintain their price). I'd be surprised if they offered up a div card without also making them more rare. yeah i find like 3+ pens every league
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Nov 16, 2018 00:30
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nerox posted:For GC totem, do you just level arc totems and swap to GC later or do GC all the way? From what I remember of my totems, you can do GC just fine from when you get them, but you want the threshold jewels for maps and those are expensive for league start.
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Nov 16, 2018 00:34
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Papercut posted:As hiero you can basically avoid committing until endgame. You can get to level 70+ without ever going into +lightning nodes, which are the only thing that distinguish between GC totems and arc totems. Just use whatever you prefer while leveling, arc is good for fast clear but GC is better for bosses. Dance Officer posted:From what I remember of my totems, you can do GC just fine from when you get them, but you want the threshold jewels for maps and those are expensive for league start. Thanks guys, I haven't done totems in a while, so I may start with this with a goal of going GC totems and killing shaper for the first time. Plus I am excited about the +1 totem shield mod. With a +1 totem shield being more easily available, do you think going Inquis will be better than hiero?
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Nov 16, 2018 00:41
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hiero has a lot of qol stuff beyond the extra totems
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Nov 16, 2018 00:43
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Captain Foo posted:i have altitis and the league hasn't even started yet Right there with you 
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Nov 16, 2018 00:47
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